Jampel Lodoy

Jampel Lodoy, born Apysh-Ool Shuurakayovich Sat (21 August 1975 – 23 June 2020) was a Tuvan Buddhist lama who served as the Kamby Lama of Tuva for two tenures. The Kamby Lama, or Supreme Lama, is the highest Buddhist religious authority in Tuva. Jampel Lodoy was first elected Kamby Lama from 2005 to 2010.

Biography Jampel Lodoy was born Apysh-ool Sat on 21 August 1975 in the village of in Dzun-Khemchiksky District. He was enthroned on 30 April 2005.

Jampel Lodoy initially stood for a second term as Kamby Lama in 2010, along with Bolat-ool Mergen and Suldum Bashky. However, Jampel Lodoy, the sitting Supreme Lama, withdrew from the election in favor of , who was one of the oldest lamas in Tuva at the time. He served as abbot of Ustuu-Khuree until late November 2019, when he was elected Kamby Lama.

On 29 November 2019 Jampel Lodoy, who was 43-years old at the time, was elected the 8th Kamby Lama by Buddhist clergy meeting at Tsechenling Temple in Kyzyl. His second term as Kamby Lama would have expired in 2024. Jampel Lodoy was admitted to Republican Infectious Diseases Hospital in Kyzyl on 10 June 2020, and placed on a ventilator in an induced coma for treatment. On 9 June 2020 the office of the Kamby Lama appealed to Russian Buddhists to prayer for his recovery and the recovery of all victims of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jampel Lodoy's death was announced in social media post by Sholban Kara-ool, the Head of the Republic of Tuva, who wrote, "I have received grave news. The Kamby Lama of the Republic of Tuva, honored Bashy Jampel Lodoy, has left us forever. This is a huge loss for our republic. He was supposed to turn only 45, he was so young." Kamby Lama Jampel Lodoy was buried in his native Dzun-Khemchiksky District on 26 June 2020. The 9th Kamby Lama, , was selected on 5 October 2020.